Cecile Duflot, 37-year-old head of the Greens ecology party, struck a lone figure in denims, while several of the 34 ministers spared no effort to look chic for the debut meeting with President Francois Hollande.

Political faux pas: Several opponents criticised Cecile’s Duflot’s choice of wearing jeans saying that ‘as a representative she should be able to distinguish between meeting clothes and weekend wear’